Burda magazine 1980
Divide the pleat width in half and distribute that fullness into two pleats on each site to avoid the “grand canyon” look! I like this dress from the waist up, but the pleats on the skirt are WAY too deep to be flattering, especially in such a stiff fabric. Even better that for some reason Burda chose to have the coloured illustrated instructions for the blazer, even though they’re usually reserved for the most remedial patterns in the issue (you can see Burda forgot to remove “Easy Sewing” from the top there, which clashes with “Advanced” and “Masterpiece” just beneath it!) This red suit is absolutely the best of the regular-sized patterns in this issue! I’m not even usually a fan of blazers but the cut is really great here – classic yet interesting, and it comes paired with a really well-proportioned pair of trousers, too. I’m not as keen on the long-line blazer, which, for Tall women, is just going to further elongate them, right?
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The 1970s Marianne Faithfull feature wasn’t much better (because there’s nothing I hate more than hippie style, or the 1970s!), but it did contain these slim leather trousers.
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Even the model looks sad that she was forced to wear this. What an awful 1980s double sweatshirt abomination, paired with an even uglier leather skirt just to make the sweatshirt look not quite so bad in juxtaposition. When the photos for this issue were first previewed, I would’ve never guessed that the tech drawing would look like this! This seems like it could either be a fantastic take on a basic long sleeved tee, or a really annoying noose that gets in your way and drags in your tea… The entire Downton Abbey-inspired feature was just fugly so I’m going to pretend that just doesn’t exist. Happily, though, if you’re Plus-sized, you get the best patterns of the whole issue!
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I’ve tried to shield your poor eyes from the worst abuses and find some nuggets in the poo, but I just couldn’t help it. I’m not going to lie to you – there’s a whole lot of ugly again in this issue! After last month’s disappointing collection, I was very hopeful that the first of the Fall fashions would herald a return to some great Burda patterns, but alas! 31 July, 2013 Inspiration, Magazine Burda magazine August 2013